Beginner's Ski Guide

Getting Started

Welcome to Take Me Skiing's Beginner's Ski Guide. The chances are that if you've come this far, you are thinking of going skiing for the first time. Naturally, there's a lot to think about, and this Beginner's Ski Guide is designed to help you through those nervous few steps. Here is a compact Beginner's Ski Guide aimed at telling you the best ways to learn to ski, what you should pack to take with you, when you should go skiing, what you should expect, and much much more.

Regardless of who or what you are, you can learn to ski. Like most things, the more practice you put in, the more rewards you reap. It is also a lot safer than many people think. So long as you stick to the marked pistes and follow your instructor's advice, it is easy to reach a good balance between safety and exhilaration.

Preparation is the Key!

It does help if you prepare for your skiing holiday by taking some exercise, as you will discover some muscles that you never knew you had. Doing some squats everyday can help to tone up the thigh muscles and will help to ease the strain placed on these muscles during your first few days on the slopes. As a beginner, you are unlikely to be giving yourself a total body workout; however, things will be so much easier if you're in good shape.

It may be worthwhile getting a head-start on your peers by taking some lessons at an indoor ski slope. There are five real-snow indoor ski slopes in the UK: the Snowdome in Tamworth (0870 500 0011), the Snozone in Milton Keynes (0871 222 5670), Castleford (0871 222 5671) or Braehead (0871 222 5672). There are also plenty of outdoor dry slopes which will exercise the same muscles that you use during skiing on snow.

For further expert hints and tips on learning to ski, why you should go skiing, what to take with you, what to expect from apres ski and when to go skiing, just click on the links below.

Getting Started / Learning to Ski / Why Go Skiing / What to Take Skiing / Apres Ski / When To Go Skiing / Best Beginner's Ski Resorts / Ski Resort Pronunciation Guide